Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3c4db44c61cc6c6a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.8 KB Created: 2021-09-05 13:58:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 036ce1783921a4e6081d4b1fe4366977 SHA-1: b203fbf2c68176afc3341d01b6d9bf74670dfb6e SHA-256: 3c4db44c61cc6c6af4607921f757a22c0242ce07fc626476bf54d956d0d71759
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=long+division+worksheets+for+grade+7 PDF link annotation
    • https://soechi.net/userfiles/file/lezidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cremeconferences.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bc4cf1a5bed4efb8049091280100b8c/xovalajexivaruzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akgoz.zemta.com/uploads/files/worusatalufivelitirasoses.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://banghenails.com/upload/file/vetivekuxudakov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://magogaralbamoble.com/galeria/files/80939706530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ikhmongol.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12659328442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ifap.it/images/file/34142645146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dodogs.ru/sites/default/files/file/suwisibepek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veno2.com/upload/setirokazazuvezujesemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ap25cjieotnatouit4r2jvvger/pirubofejegomisuvepe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t7g8omsnpsdvtpcgbdn1ne3itv/23228750100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sh-ruiyangcpa.com/userfiles/file/2021-6///202163534573524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160728328ea9c3---89563275773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paloaltospeakerseries.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d2e48417de643c7ddd780a08a889167/87113228398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lentilles-progressives.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072fb1e638f5---39216248020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ccd7475d1c---19195628241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservativista.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16537479021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myhoorayhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/043c32056fca09c2d7b42cec91cf15fe/babokagojewebibedakagig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prospekt-rostov.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/derizukuvipinijopobalub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.areatransfers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160909f3ea7402---siromuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f06148b5b6e3975b9a1ef10e2b0545f6/bukifutopisevafuxovuwezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arenda1s.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c910eb8dcd0f7b61cdcbbf03fc735be2/lelusilezovikoritovewez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cihangirhotel.com/upload/ckfinder/files/34493734170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c87542e73e---lukesovamaduragamoxijexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d836.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD836 10836 bytes
SHA-256: 7890734a397528437f01d6cd43b2d7a8dff0dd648d89bc52082d5f4cafe7f88c
font_01_sfnt_off0000f122.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF122 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010934.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10934 17236 bytes
SHA-256: bf4196313dd6eee6bf499ff29e18a6aa4d1cb5399a85215ebefdc9b8d8d48993